Method of forming phonograph record jacket

ABSTRACT

A method for forming a phonograph record jacket is provided. The method includes the steps of synchronously feeding two blanks of sheet material toward a registration location. One of the sheets includes a major rectangular portion and minor strip portions extending from and parallel to the longitudinal edges of the major portion. Prior to reaching the registration locations, these strips are folded back and an adhesive is applied thereby forming glue flaps which are joined to the other blank when the two blanks synchronously arrive at the registration location. A spine is simultaneously formed in the joined blanks substantially bisecting the longitudinal axis of the joined blanks and dividing the joined blanks into a record jacket having two adjacent pockets. If desired, one of the pockets may be sealed by adhesively joining the panels of the two blanks forming the one pocket.

9V7 8/0 E JACKET United States Patent 11 1 1111 3,802,326 Shore 1 g Apr.9, 1974 [54] METHOD OF FORMING PHONOGRAPH 2,769,290 11/1956 Harriman53/29 RECORD JACKET Primary Examiner-Roy Lake [75] Inventor. Paul B.Shore, Kmgs liomt, N.Y. I Assistant Examiner james F Coan [73] Assignee:Shorewood Packaging Corporation,

New YOl'k, N.Y. [57] ABSTRACT Filedi 1973 A method for forming aphonograph record jacket is 21 A L N 333 979 provided. The methodincludes the steps of synchro- 1 pp 0 nously feeding two blanks of sheetmaterial toward a registration location. One of the sheets includes a Cl93/61 156/291 major rectangular portion and minor strip portions ex-[51] lift. Cl B311) 49/04 t di g from and parallel to the longitudinaledges of Fleld of Search 93/61 the major portion. Prior to reaching theregistration 270/32, 37, 51; l /2; 231/29, 37 locations, these stripsare folded back and an adhesive is applied thereby forming glue flapswhich are joined References Cited to the other blank when the two blankssynchronously UNITED STATES PATENTS arrive at the registration location.A spine is simulta- 2,859,672" 11/1958 Triold 93/61 R neously formed inthe i m blanks Substantially 1,860,965 5/1932 Stone 93/6112 x Sectingthe longitudinal axis of the joined blanks and v 2,556,787 6/1951. Bachet al 270/32 X dividing the joined blanks into a record jacket having2,166,038 7/1939 Chambon 11/2 UX two adjacent pockets. If desired, oneof the pockets 2,970,634 2/1961 Hantscho ll/2 X may be sealed byadhesively joining the panels of the 3,009,179 11/1961 Schramm... 11/2two blanks forming the one pocket 3,580,487 5/1971 Garrod 229/683,495,765 2/1970 Burcher et a1 229/68 6 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures 555%;J/VC/(A'T 455211.91: I VG/VI' J/vf jzw 7 7 $52,227

/a M P8001147 JACKET BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION invention is to providea method by which two-pocket jackets are normally produced but which,with minor modification, can be used to produce a one-pocket jacket. I

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above and other beneficial objects andadvantages are attained in accordance with the present invention byproviding a method for forming a phonograph record jacket from twoblanks of sheet material. The method includes the steps of feedingafirst blank of sheet material along a first path of travel toward aregistration location. The first blank comprises two side by side,generally square panels comprising a major rectangular portion and minorstrip portions extending from and parallel to the longitudinal edges ofthe major portion. A second, elongated, rectangular blank of sheetmaterial is synchronously fed along a second path of travel to arrive atthe registration location at the same time as the first blank. The minorstrip portions of the first blank are folded over to form glueflapsprior to the first blank arriving at the registration location.When the two blanks meet, they are joined by an adhesive previouslyapplied to the flaps of the first blank engaging the second blank-alongthe longitudinal edges. A pair of spaced apart score lines are thensimultaneously formed in both blanks substantially bisecting thelongitudinal axes of the blanks. Construction of the jacket is thencompleted by folding the joined blanks along the score lines to form aspine for the record jacket and to form two pockets, each pocket definedby half of each of the blanks, a pair of sealed, opposed edges definedby the glue flaps, a closed edge defined by the spine and an open edgeopposite the spine. If desired, additional adhesive can be'applied toclose one of the pockets thereby resulting in a single-pocket jacket.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic drawing of the steps followed in forming atwo-pocket record jacket in accordance with the present invention; and,

FIG. 2 diagrammatically illustrates the additional step which may bepracticed in accordance with the alternate method of the presentinvention to produce a single-pocket jacket.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION A record jacket inaccordance with the present invention is formed by feeding a first blankof sheet material 10 and a second blank of sheet material 12 alongdifferent paths of travel toward a common registration locationgenerally designated by the reference numeral 14. The blanks 10 and 12may be preprinted, die cut, and, as pointed out in my copendingapplication, one or both of them may be especially treated such as bycoating with a foil, flocking, or the like. It is not necessary thatboth blanks 10 and 12 be formed of the same material.

Blank 12 is generally rectangular in shape with its length being twiceits width and its width being substantially equal to the diameter of therecord to be contained within the finished jacket. The length of blank10 is substantially equal to that of blank 12. However, the width ofblank 10 is somewhat larger than that of blank 12. In this regard, blank10 includes a central, rectangular, major portion 16 and a pair of minorstrip portions 18 and 20 which extend from and parallel to thelongitudinal axis of the major portion. It is to be noted that thedimensions of major portion 16 are substantially equal to those of blank12. That is, the length of the major portion is substantiallytwice thewidth.

As blank 10 moves toward the registration location 14, a pair of notches22 and 24 are cut into each of the strips 18 and 20 substantiallybisecting the strips. Score lines 26 and 28 are then drawn across blank10 at the base of the notches defining the longitudinal edges of themajor portion of blank 16. As the first blank moves toward theregistration location, the strips 18 and 20 are folded back over themajor portion defining glue flaps 30, 32, 34 and 36. An adhesive 38 isthen applied to each of the flaps. As previously mentioned, the secondblank 12 is fed to the same registration location along a different pathof travel designated by arrow 40. The first and second blanks arrive atthe registration location 14 synchronously and the second blank is adhesively secured to the first blank by the adhesive 38 on glue flaps 30,32, 34 and 36. The two joined blanks 42 then move together along a thirdpath of motion away from the registration location.

Blank 12 is formed of two, substantially square, side by side panels 44and 46 and the major portion 16 of blank 10 is similarly constructed.After the joined blank 42 moves away from the registration location 14,a pair of spaced apart, parallel score lines 48 and 50 are formed acrossthe joined blanks substantially bisecting the blanks and separating theminto their panels. The open, free edges 52 and 54 are then trimmed andthe selvage 56 removed. The assembly is completed by folding the trimmedjoined blanks along the score lines 48 and 50 through two 902 bends toform spine 58 and thereby produce the desired jacket 60.

As will be noted, jacket 60 has two pockets 62 and 64, each designed toreceive a record. The pockets are each defined by the spine 58, sealedtop and bottom edges, and open side edge through which the record can beinserted and removed. It is often desirable to form a jacket with only asingle pocket. This may be accomplished -in accordance with the presentmethod by including the step illustrated in FIG. 2 of applyingadditional adhesive 66 to one of the panels of blank 16 prior to theblanks reaching the registration location 14.

Thereafter, when blank 12 is superimposed over blank 16, thecorresponding panel of blank 12 will adhere to the panel containing theadhesive thereby sealing one of the pockets. it should be apparent thatthe adhesive 66 may be applied to either of the panels 68 or 70 of blank16 as required for the desired finished jacket.

Thus, in accordance with the above, an improved method for theconstruction of phonograph record jackets is disclosed. It should beapparent to one familiar with the art that slight modifications in mymethod may be employed without departing from the invention as set forthin the accompanying claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A method for forming a phonograph record jacket comprising the stepsof:

a. feeding a first blank of sheet material along a first path of traveltoward a registration location, said first blank comprising a majorrectangular portion and minor strip portions extending from and parallelto the longitudinal edges of said major portion;

b. synchronously feeding a second blank of sheet material along a secondpath of travel to arrive at said registration location at the same timeas said first blank;

c. folding said minor strip portions of said first blank back over partsof said major portions whereby to form glue flaps prior to said firstblank reaching said registration location;

d. adhesively joining said second blank to the glue flaps of said firstblank when said two blanks reach said registration location and removingsaid joined blanks from said registration location along a third path oftravel;

e. forming at least one score line substantially bisecting each of saidjoined blanks longitudinally; and,

f. folding said joined blanks along said score line whereby to form aspine dividing said jacket into two pockets, each pocket defined by saidspine, two, closed opposite edges and an open, side edge.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein two, spaced apart,score lines are simultaneously formed in said joined blankssubstantially bisecting each of the blanks and said spine is formed byfolding said joined blanks about each of said score lines.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising the step oftrimming the transverse edges of said joined blanks prior to formingsaid spine.

4. The method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising the step ofnotching each of said strips at substantially the longitudinal midpointthereof prior to folding said strips over the major portion of saidfirst blank to form said glue flaps.

5. The method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising the steps ofpreprinting each of said blanks prior to feeding said blanks toward saidregistration location.

6. A method for forming a phonograph record jacket comprising the stepsof:

a. feeding a first blank of sheet material along a first path of traveltoward a registration location, said first blank comprising a majorrectangular portion and minor strip portions extending from and parallelto the longitudinal edges of said major portion;

b. synchronously feeding a second blank of sheet material along a secondpath of travel to arrive at said registration location at the same timeas said first blank;

c. said first and second blanks each having first and second side byside substantially square panels;

(1. folding said minor strip portions of said first blank over parts ofsaid major portions thereof whereby to form glue flaps prior to saidfirst blank reaching said registration location;

e. adhesively joining said second blank to the glue flaps of said firstblank when said two blanks reach said registration location andadhesively joining a first panel of said. first blank to a first panelof said second blank when said two blanks reach said registrationlocation and removing said joined blanks from said registration locationalong a third path of travel;

f. forming at least one score line substantially bisecting each of saidjoined blanks longitudinally, and g. folding said joined blanks alongsaid score line whereby to form a spline dividing said jacket into twoparts, one of said parts including a pocket defined by said spline, twoclosed opposite edges and an open side edge.

1. A method for forming a phonograph record jacket comprising the stepsof: a. feeding a first blank of sheet material along a first path oftravel toward a registration location, said first blank comprising amajor rectangular portion and minor strip portions extending from andparallel to the longitudinal edges of said major portion; b.synchronously feeding a second blank of sheet material along a secondpath of travel to arrive at said registration location at the same timeas said first blank; c. folding said minor strip portions of said firstblank back over parts of said major portions whereby to form glude flapsprior to said first blank reaching said registration location; d.adhesively joining said second blank to the glue flaps of said firstblank when said two blanks reach said registration location and removingsaid joined blanks from said registration location along a third path oftravel; e. forming at least one score line substantially bisecting eachof said joined blanks longitudinally; and, f. folding said joined blanksalong said score line whereby to form a spine dividing said jacket intotwo pockets, each pocket defined by said spine, two, closed oppositeedges and an open, side edge.
 2. The method in accordance with claim 1wherein two, spaced apart, score lines are simultaneously formed in saidjoined blanks substantially bisecting each of the blanks and said spineis formed by folding said joined blanks 90* about each of said scorelines.
 3. The method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising thestep of trimming the transverse edges of said joined blanks prior toforming said spine.
 4. The method in accordance with claim 1 furthercomprising the step of notching each of said strips at substantially thelongitudinal midpoint thereof prior to folding said strips over themajor portion of said first blank to form said glue flaps.
 5. The methodin accordance with claim 1 further comprising the steps of preprintingeach of said blanks prior to feeding said blanks toward saidregistration location.
 6. A method for forming a phonograph recordjacket comprising the steps of: a. feeding a first blank of sheetmaterial along a first path of travel toward a registration location,said first blank comprising a major rectangular portion and minor stripportions extending from and parallel to the longitudinal edges of saidmajor portion; b. synchronously feeding a second blank of sheet materialalong a second path of travel to arrive at said registration location atthe same time as said first blank; c. said first and second blanks eachhaving first and second side by side substantially square panels; d.folding said minor strip portions of said first blank over parts of saidmajor portions thereof whereby to form glue flaps prior to said firstblank reaching said registration location; e. adhesively joining saidsecond blank to the glue flaps of said first blank when said two blanksreach said registration location and adhesively joining a first panel ofsaid first blank to a first panel of said second blank when said twoblanks reach said registration location and removing said joined blanksfrom said registration location along a third path of travel; f. formingat least one sCore line substantially bisecting each of said joinedblanks longitudinally, and g. folding said joined blanks along saidscore line whereby to form a spline dividing said jacket into two parts,one of said parts including a pocket defined by said spline, two closedopposite edges and an open side edge.